My calling in life relates to puncturing the pervading Twilight Zone bubble of industrial surreality – or should I say virtuality ? My writing is a gesture toward updating, for our New Gilded Age , the ancient Chinese imperial dynastic ceremony called the

I have dedicated my life to protecting the planet and the essential wildness and life that makes this world what it is. I have filled many capacities in this effort, in order to pursue this dedication and also to provide for myself and my loved ones. Since

I founded the Traces of Eden Foundation in 2001. It was a lifelong dream of mine to photographically document the beauty and diversity of our biosphere and to use the images to evoke appreciation for the incredible planet we have and could (and will) loose

I am a Chicana currently a Senior at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities majoring in Spanish and Global Studies: Environment and Sustainable Development in Latin America. I’m also an anti-war activist and am part of La Raza student group on campus. I h

(FYI-This is a rather contrived bio I use for work. It's on my to-do list to write a better one for here....too bad that to-do list stretches sooooo long.) Since beginning my journey as a mother eight years ago, I have been a tireless advocate for protecti

V Creative supports Well Being For All, creatively, of course! Vonda Vaden is an engagement adviser to clients Northland Sustainable Solutions, Best Buy, 3M, Target, State of Minnesota, University of Minnesota and Luther Seminary, to name a few. She is cha

Born and raised in nomadic suburbia (in other words, our family moved from one suburb to the next in search of prosperity) I have spent my conscious life searching for both place and meaning. This, along with a general bookish nature, led me to a life as a